State-registered independent wealth management RIA
Blackhawk Financial Advisors
As of its Form ADV filed April 29, 2026, Blackhawk Financial Advisors, a state-registered independent wealth management RIA in Columbia, South Carolina, reported $20.1 million in regulatory assets under management across 109 accounts, ranking #158 among independent RIAs in South Carolina by assets.
Registration
- Registration
- State-registered, Approved
- CRD number
- 324019
- SEC file number
- None (state-registered)
- Registered since
- April 18, 2023
- Latest Form ADV filing
- April 29, 2026
- Legal name
- BLACKHAWK FINANCIAL ADVISORS, LLC
- Organized as
- Limited Liability Company
- Fiscal year ends
- December
- Other offices
- 1
Key figures
- Regulatory assets under management
- $20.1 million
- Discretionary
- $20.1 million (100.0%)
- Non-discretionary
- $0
- Accounts
- 109 (109 discretionary)
- Clients
- 42, approximate as reported
- Employees
- 1
- Advisory staff
- 1 performing investment advisory functions
- Average account
- $184,101
- Asset growth, 1 year
- Not reported
- Asset growth, 3-year annual rate
- Not reported
- Asset growth, 5-year annual rate
- Not reported
- Client growth, 1 year
- Not reported
Independent wealth management RIA: individual and high net worth clients hold at least half of its regulatory assets, it offers financial planning or portfolio management for individuals, and it is not a broker-dealer, a bank or part of one by the directory's rules. How firms are classed.
Growth rates come from the SEC's yearly snapshots and are left blank when the years are not comparable.
Rankings
Among independent wealth management RIAs.
| Ranking | Nationally | In South Carolina | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Largest independent RIAs by assets under management | #13,700 | #158 | $20.1 million |
| Independent RIAs with the most clients | #12,976 | #165 | 42 |
| Independent RIAs with the most accounts | #10,934 | #148 | 109 |
| Independent RIAs with the most advisory staff | #10,188 | #132 | 1 |
| Independent RIAs with the most high net worth clients | #9,717 | #112 | 19 |
| Independent RIAs with the most CFP professionals | #3,524 | #47 | 1 |
Assets over time
Data table
| As of | RAUM |
|---|---|
| October 7, 2026 | $20.1 million |
Clients and services
Client mix
| Measure | Bar | RAUM |
|---|---|---|
| High net worth individuals 19 clients | $17.4 million | |
| Individuals (other than high net worth) 21 clients | $1.7 million | |
| Pension and profit sharing plans 1 client | $1.0 million |
How the firm is paid
- A percentage of assets under management
- Fixed fees
Advisory services
- Financial planning
- Portfolio management for individuals or small businesses
- Pension consulting
- Educational seminars or workshops
Financial planning clients (Item 5.H): 11-25.
Wrap fee program sponsor or portfolio manager: no.
Other business, affiliations and custody
Other business activities (Item 6.A)
- Insurance broker or agent
- Lawyer or law firm
- Other financial products
Financial industry affiliations (Item 7.A)
- Lawyer or law firm
Custody (Item 9)
The firm reported custody of client cash or securities, $16.8 million in total.
Investment adviser representatives
- IARs registered with the firm
- 1
- Also registered through a broker-dealer
- 0
- Employees who are IARs (Form ADV 5.B(3))
- 0
Designations held by the firm's IARs: CFP 1.
1 of the firm's 1 IAR is registered in jurisdictions that require IAR CE. IAR CE requirements by state.
Counts only. AdvisorIQ does not list individual people.
Disclosures
Our source has no Form ADV Item 11 detail for this firm. See the detail on IAPD.
Succession and acquired firms
On Form ADV Item 4 the firm did not report succeeding to another adviser's business.
Similar-sized firms in South Carolina
| Firm | City | RAUM |
|---|---|---|
| Fowler Wealth Management | Lake City | $20.9 million |
| Hampton Park Financial Planners | Charleston | $19.7 million |
| Coast Wealth Management Group, LLC | Myrtle Beach | $19.7 million |
| Shadow Wealth Management, LLC | Lexington | $19.6 million |
| Hardwick Capital Management, LLC | Pawleys Island | $19.4 million |
The five independent RIAs nearest in regulatory assets with a main office in the same state.
Elsewhere
- Blackhawk Financial Advisors on IAPD: Form ADV, brochures and disclosure detail.
- Firm website: www.blackhawkfinancialadvisors.com
- Independent RIAs in South Carolina
Firm data as of October 7, 2026, from IA_FIRM_STATE_Feed_10_07_2026.xml.gz. Figures are as the firm reported them; corrections are made on Form ADV and appear after the next monthly reload.
Data as of October 7, 2026, from Form ADV. Sources: SEC registered adviser data (ia100226.zip) and IAPD compilation reports. How the directory is built.